Roofing Basics

If you think purchasing a new roof is on your to-do list, we can help. Here is the resource information you’ll need to make this experience a positive one. This is your chance to transform the look of your home with high-performing roofing products.

Roofing Basics

Roofs are made up of numerous important areas; check out Owens Corning™ Roofing the anatomy of a roof diagram to learn more about your roof and parts that work together to make your home safer.

Roofing Basics

Do you think you need a new roof? Owens Corning™ Roofing lets you explore the common problems, like shingle curling and roof blistering, that may indicate you need a new roof.

Roofing Basics

Choosing the right roofing contractor for your project is critical. Owens Corning™ Roofing offers some great tips to help you choose the right professional roofing contractor for your project.

Roofing Basics

Owens Corning™ Roofing and Asphalt offers leadership to the roofing industry in creating sustainable solutions and shingle recycling. Learn more about sustainable roofing and shingle recycling.

Roofing Basics

Picture yourself at home with a roof designed to reflect your unique personality. Find your perfect shingle color & design your roof with a little help from Owens Corning™ Roofing.

Roofing Basics

For over 75 years Owens Corning has been delivering solutions, transforming markets and enhancing lives through our products and people. Owens Corning™ Roofing and Asphalt has taken these core values and applied them to our roofing system products.

Find a Contractor

Finding an Owens Corning™ Certified roofing contractor has never been easier. Take a look at the roofing contractors available in your area.

Find a Contractor

If you think purchasing a new roof is on your to-do list, we can help. Here is the resource information you’ll need to make this experience a positive one by using one of Owens Corning™ Certified Roofing Contractors.

Find a Contractor

Choosing the right roofing contractor for your project is critical. Owens Corning™ Roofing offers some great tips to help you choose the right professional roofing contractor for your project.

Find a Contractor

Owens Corning™ Roofing knows that the roofing process can be intimidating sometimes, we have put together a list of tips and what you can expect when getting a new roof put on.

Find a Contractor

Owens Corning™ Roofing and Asphalt offers leadership to the roofing industry in creating sustainable solutions and shingle recycling. Learn more about sustainable roofing and shingle recycling.

Find a Contractor

Not sure what all the parts of your roof are and how they work together? The Owens Corning™ Roofing Glossary can help clear it up for you.

In order to create a consistent flow of
cool, dry air through your attic, you need to make sure the air
has a way to come in and go out: intake and exhaust. For a
roof, intake is usually achieved through eave and soffit vents, while exhaust
is achieved through vents in the gables, deck or ridge. It’s
important there is a balance between the intake and exhaust
ventilation to help ensure air flows smoothly and efficiently.

Without proper ventilation,
everyday household activities can wreak havoc on a roofing system:

In the summer, heat buildup in the attic can encourage
premature aging and cracking in wood and other roofing materials. Unwanted
heat can also transfer into living areas, making it uncomfortable and reducing
energy efficiency

In cold weather, warm air generated by activities
such as laundry, showers, dish washing and cooking can cause moisture buildup
in the attic

Combat these issues with a roofing
system that offers balanced ventilation and uses the appropriate amount of
attic insulation to enhance shingle performance. The VentSure®
Balanced Air Ventilation System features a variety of intake and exhaust
solutions as well as active and passive ventilation options.

VentSure® 4-Foot Strip Heat & Moisture Ridge Vents work with VentSure® intake vents and/or VentSure® InFlow® intake vents to help improve air flow through the attic. They are flexible enough to conform to virtually any roof slope and have a unique baffle design and Weather PROtector® moisture barrier to help provide outstanding performance.

VentSure® 4-Foot Strip Heat & Moisture Ridge Vents work with VentSure® InFlow™ intake vents and/or undereave soffit vents to help improve air flow through the attic. They are flexible enough to conform to virtually any roof slope, and their unique baffle design improves airflow by keeping leaves, pine needles or similar debris from impacting the performance of the vent.

Properly ventilating your attic is one of the best ways to increase the longevity and performance of your roof. As part of a VentSure® Balanced Air Ventilation System of intake and exhaust, the VentSure® InFlow® Vent helps reduce heat and moisture buildup that can lead to ice damming and roof deterioration.

For an efficient roofing system, it’s essential that the attic stay dry and cool. VentSure® Rigid Roll Ridge Vents are a Weather PROtector® moisture barrier membrane that protects against weather infiltration. They have a low profile and use a shingle-over construction for durability and protection.

Proper attic ventilation, a balanced system of both intake and exhaust, is critical to the performance of a roofing system. The VentSure® Solar Attic Exhaust Fan is designed to work as an integral part of a VentSure® Balanced Air Ventilation System by using solar power to actively exhaust air from your attic. In the summer, the heat and humidity can lead to mold, mildew, premature deterioration and higher energy bills. In the winter, the warm air in the attic can cause snow to melt and refreeze at the eaves where it can prevent water from reaching the gutter – a problem known as ice damming, which can potentially cause water back-up and leaks. The VentSure®Solar Attic Exhaust Fan helps keep your house properly ventilated using solar power, making your home comfortable while helping to protect your roof.

An attic with balanced ventilation has undereave or soffit vents, which allow fresh air into the attic. The fresh air flows up between rafters to the ridge, where a ridge vent, roof vents or gable vents allow the air to exit. If insulation is allowed to bunch against the inside slope of the roof between the rafters, air will be blocked before it can traverse the attic. Raft-R-Mate® Attic Rafter Vents create a space between each rafter for air to flow freely up the rafters and into the attic.